I'm so, so, sorry that I haven't properly attacked this like I'd said I would a while back. I've been stupidly busy and everything and it really blows.
Anyway! We're back to Angelina again and I really do love how you have her character. I can really relate to her and her nervousness about finally telling George how she feels. Really enjoyed what you did with the Dueling Club, its very vivid and seems like something I would have read in the actual books. I think I'd have failed horribly describing it all but really nice job and poor Colin, I really do hope he was all right. Hahaha.
I thought you described all of Angelina's emotions very nicely and I sort of had a fangirl moment when George (I'm such a sucker for George anything so I was especially happy) actually agreed to meet her.
Alicia and Lora were funny too about their mild bullying and such before Angelina actually went through with asking him. That's what friends are for, right? I thought their banter was really funny and realistic, they seem even more like good friends than I'd thought before. :D
Anyhoo, I know you're super busy but one last thing: Loved what you did with the reference to Mr. Weasley being attacked, it was smoothly tied in with the chapter. And Angelina's concern was very touching. Sigh. Poor Arthur.
So, loved this chapter and all that and congrats on your nominations! I'm rooting for you! You've got my support and everything, Georgelina shippers stick together! Hahaha.
Much love and I'll be back! Promise!
Gabbie

Author's Response: Busy-ness (almost typed business and realized that actually was a word :P ) is no fun, but I can completely empathize.

While I'm sure I've said this before, I really do love writing both the angelina and george chapters equally for the different things they bring to the story... but angelina's chapters do tend to come a tad bit easier to me. I never really intended for it to be this way, but I can relate to a lot of situations that she's found herself in throughout the course of the story.

I wrote the scene with the DA specifically for a friend of mine. She's a big OotP fan, especially for things DA related and had made a comment about wanted to see a scene with it in one of her reviews. It was actually a lot of fun to write!! And, yes. Poor colin... i'm fairly certain Madam Pompfrey fixed him right up.

hee. Alicia and Lora. Those two. Angelina's relationship with her friends is one of my favorite things about this story!! I'm very glad you enjoyed their scene. Annd thank you! I tried really hard to tie the canon occurence of Arthur's attack into my story line. I'm very glad it worked out.